Election predictions from the Psephologist
2009-05-25 at 04:39 am adminA psephologist is a person who studies, analyses, and predicts the election trends with the help of surveys and statistical data. The word “Psephology” is taken from the Greek word “Psephos” referring to the pebble stone which was used by the people of Greece in place of a ballot. The job of a psephologist involves doing research on the trends of the elections and the likely changes to occur during an election process. They base their study on the behavioural pattern of election conducted previously, check out facts and details of electoral votes, and learn the probabilities of which party may win through interaction with the general public before finalising an opinion poll. The predictions of a psephologist are important for the electorate as well as the political parties because it provides them first-hand knowledge about the political issues and happenings.